The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Winston-Salem is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,070 | 14.61% | 34.27% |
| 2021 | $23,970 | -2.75% | - |
| 2020 | $24,630 | 5.97% | - |
| 2019 | $23,160 | 5.57% | - |
| 2018 | $21,870 | 5.76% | - |
| 2017 | $20,610 | 5.48% | - |
| 2016 | $19,480 | 1.69% | - |
| 2015 | $19,150 | 0.31% | - |
| 2014 | $19,090 | -0.42% | - |
| 2013 | $19,170 | 3.76% | - |
| 2012 | $18,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,070 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Winston-Salem is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 18.1 percent (18.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.